Yemen: Sentences For Terrorists Were Too Lenient

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August 11, 1999

ADEN, Yemen - Yemeni prosecutors think a seven-month prison sentence is too lenient for three British Muslims convicted of terrorism and have filed an appeal, a defense lawyer said Tuesday. The three Britons, sentenced Monday, were deemed to have served their time during their seven-month trial period. They were due to be released Tuesday. But Shah Nabi, 20, and Ayad Hussein, 24, will not be set free pending a decision on the prosecutors' appeal, defense lawyer Badr Basunaid said. A third Briton, Ghulam Hussein, 25, was released earlier from custody for health reasons but has been forbidden from leaving Yemen, Basunaid said.